Hat-fastener.



G. H. RUTHERFORD. HAT PASTENER.

APPLIOATION FILED FEB.28,1912.

1,132,03, Patented Mar.16,1915.

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CHARLES H. RUTHERFORD, OI! JEROME, ARIZONA.

HAT-FASTENER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. is, 1915.

Application filed February 28, 1912. Serial No. 680,522.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, CHARLES H. RU'rHnR- r0121), a citizen of the United States, res ding at Jerome, in the county of Yavapai and State of Arizona, have invented new and useful Improvements in Hat-Fasteners, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in hat fasteners and the primary object of this invention is to construct a device of this character which will eliminate the use of the hat pins now in use which project beyond the hat of the wearer and often times contact and injure the adjoining person. 7

A further object of this invention 18 to provide a device of this character which will be easy to construct, durable, efficient in use and one which will lessen the present cost of manufacture.

With these and other objects in view my invention consists of two side members adjustably connected together, having prongs, or gripping members, pivotally mounted therein, which are adapted to engage the hair of the wearer when in use.

This invention further consists of the novel construction, combination, formation and arrangement of parts, as will be hereinafter more fully described and particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

Referring now to the drawings :Figure 1 illustrates a plan view of my invention. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view thereof taken on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a transverse section taken on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2, illustrating the connection between the two side members, and Fig. 4 is a blank of one of the side members before being put to use.

Referring now more particularly to the drawings wherein like reference characters indicate like parts throughout the several views the numeral 10 indicates the side members which are constructed of some light springy metal, preferably aluminum, there being two of these bands adjustably connected at their ends and bent to conform to the configuration of the inner crown of a hat. These bands are each provided at one end with projecting lips 11 and their opposite ends are provided with elongated slots 12 so that when the two bands are connected together the lips 11 may be bent over the adjoining band and operate within the slots 12. Each of these bands is provided with apertures 13 which are opposite each other when the said band is shaped to conform with the hat crown and pivotally mounted within these apertures 13 is a gripping member 14. These gripping members are made preferably of wire consisting of a rotating member 15 which is bent to conform to the inner surface of a hat band having off-set portions 15 formed at each end which are rotatably mounted in the apertures 13 one of which having mounted thereon in any preferred, or well known manner some ornamental button or head by which the said gripping members may be easily rotated by the wearer. The body portions of the gripping members are provided with openings 16 which receive the prongs 17. These prongs are preferably semi-circular in shape and each having a threaded reduced portion 18 which are adapted to be screwed in the openings 16 formed in the said body portion, whereby the prongs may be easily re- .moved if the same should become broken or worn in any manner. The ends of these prongs are also of a blunt construction so that the same will not engage or injure the head of the wearer in any manner.

In Fig. 2 the dotted lines are used to indicate the are through which one of the gripping members travels, it being understood that the other gripping member travels through a similar arc and that both of these members are actuatable above or below the marginal edges of the band or hat engaging member 10, but not beyond the outer periphery thereof, said gripping members being operable inwardly in said hat engaging member to be embedded in the hair, when the buttons 16 are rotated, and being readily disengaged therefrom by a reverse rotation of the buttons at the option of the wearer.

A V-shaped slot 19 is cut within each of the band members at approximately the center thereof and the V-shaped tongue formed thereby is bent inwardly which obviously forms a stop 20 to prevent the gripping members from rotating to insure no disruption of the hair dressing. The said band members are each provided with a plurality of apertures 21 mounted along adjacent the edges of the hand through which a thread may be inserted in attaching the fastener to the crown of a hat.

It earl be seen from the foregoing that this device can be constructed of any suitable material preferably aluminum and can be manufactured at a reasonable price.

In Fig. -l I have illustrated more clearly how each of the side members may be stamped by one operation by ,a machine from a continuous strip of sheet metal. These bands are then bent to conform to the shape of the crown of the hat, the ends of which are c'oni'iected and the lips 11 bent over the end of the adjoining band and operate within the slots 12 whereby the said bands may be adjusted to fit any size hat crowi'r- It is obvious from the aforesaid description taken in connection with the accompanying drawing that I have constructed a device which is a great improvement over the present art and which performs all the necessary requirements of such a device, and it is to be anderstood that other minor details of construction may be resorted to that come withiii the s'cop'eof the subjoined claims.

Having described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is v 1. A hat fastener, comprising a hat-engaging member; pluralit of arcuate gripping members rotatab-ly mounted in said hat engaging member, each of which conforms to the configuration thereof and is actuatable above or below the; marginal edges of the same but not beyond its outer 'I'eriphery, each of said; gripping members being operable inwardly in said hat-engaging member to be embedded in the hair, and a plurality of tongues formed on said hatengaging member for limiting the movement of said gripping members.

2. A hat fastener comprising a band, a pair of gripping members revolubly mounted in said band, each of which comprises a strand of wire conforming to the configuration of said band and provided with a plurality of screw threaded apertures, a plurality of arcuate rongs one end of each of which is reducer and screw threaded for detachable engagement in one of said threaded apertures, one end of each of said gripping membersbeing extended beyond said band whereby to turn the members down into engagement with the hair, and a plurality of stops formed on saidband for limiting the downward movement of said gripping members. a

3. A hat fastener comprising a band, a pair of gripping members revolubly mounted in said band, each of which comprises a strand of wire conforming to the configuration of said band, one end of each of which is offset and extended beyond said band whereby to turn said members into engagement with the hair, said wire provided with a plurality of uniformly spaced apart screw threaded apertures, a plurality of arcuate prongs one end of each of which is reduced and screw, threaded for detachable enga ement in said threaded apertures, and tongues arranged at diametrically opposite points on said band for limiting the downward movement of said members. I j

CHARLES H. RUTHERFORD. Witnesses: I,

Em D. RUTHERFORD, K; A. BARNETT.

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